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July 10, 1858 At 4:30 in the afternoon the first train enters Grand Rapids MI on the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad (later DGH&M, GTW). July 10, 1920 Henry Ford himself buys the Detroit, Toledo &

The former CREX 1414 (now CN 2789) leads CN 120 in Montreal this morning. https://www.railpictures.net/photo/835911/ Michael Berry

July 9, 1885 The Mobile & Ohio converts more than 500 miles of broad gauge track to standard gauge in 12 hours. Mark Tomlonson

July 4, 1843 The Detroit & Pontiac (MI, later GTW) begins operations as it reaches Pontiac. Mark Tomlonson

July 3, 1876 The Intercolonial Railroad is completed between Halifax NS and Riviere du Loup QC, where it connects with the Grand Trunk. July 3, 1908 The Grand Trunk depot in Ionia MI catches fire,

Went thru Burlington West (mlg 32.2 Oakville Sub) today at 12:12P with 4 units. Units were: CN2326, CN2261, CN2222 all ES44DC's and I messed up on the number of the 4th unit. Anyone able to provide

June 30, 1873 The Central Vermont Railway is organized to take over the Vermont Central and the Vermont & Canada Railroads. June 30, 1940 Last day "archbar" freight trucks can legally operate in U.S.

June 29, 1864 A Grand Trunk train in Beloeil, PQ (near St-Hilaire) fails to stop for an open swing bridge. Ninety-nine people, mostly German and Polish immigrants, are killed in Canada’s worst train

June 27, 1929 The Ford family sells the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton to Pennroad, a holding company. Mark Tomlonson

No, 570 terminates in Aldershot generally speaking. Other Aldershot jobs transfer the cars, mostly 555 (Aldershot night job - which uses 570's power and takes cars from Aldershot to Hamilton *and*

CTG 2022 states 570 running between Aldershot and Mac yard and back to Aldershot. 570 can be seen at Burlington West (mlge 32.2 Oakville Sub) on its way to Mac with 160 - 175 cars. 11,000 ft and

June 26, 1848 The Vermont Central Railroad opens between White River Junction and Bethel. June 26, 1918 The USRA contracts with the American Railway Express, making it the sole U.S. express operator

June 24, 1980 Grand Trunk Western gains control of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton. June 24, 2008 Ionia MI loses rail service as the last cars are pulled off the former Grand Trunk Western line operated

June 20, 1849 The Vermont Central Railroad opens between Northfield and Montpelier. Mark Tomlonson

Railroad & Shortlines Club of Chicago 7:30 pm Friday, June 16, 2023 Do not arrive before 7:15 pm. Chicago Union Station Room 107A 500 W Jackson Blvd (enter between Clinton and Canal) Chicago, Illinois

June 15, 1924 Debut of the "Montrealer" and its twin, the "Washingtonian". Following a Canadian National/Central Vermont/Boston & Maine/New Haven/Pennsylvania routing, they will be favorites for

June 14, 1954 The Interstate Commerce Commission orders all railroads operating in the U.S. to halt work on piggyback service, following a protest filed by trucking groups. The stay is set to expire

June 13, 1854 Ground is broken in Halifax NS for the Nova Scotia Railway (later Intercolonial, CN) Mark Tomlonson

June 12, 1967 The first "Paducah Geep," IC 8109, comes out of the Paducah KY shop. The former IC 9109 is the first in a series of first-generation Geep rebuilds at the Paducah Shops that will serve

June 9, 1846 The Montreal & Lachine Railroad is chartered. When completed next November it will be the first railroad to serve Montreal. Later it will be leased by Grand Trunk to allow it access to